Finance committee  The issue lies not only in creating jobs, but also, most importantly, in maintaining the existing jobs. It is easier to maintain existing jobs than to create new ones. In Quebec, 22,000 companies will change hands over the next 10 years. That issue is important for SMEs because t

Finance committee  The biggest prejudice collective entrepreneurship faces is ignorance. Unfortunately, ignorance among financial institutions can also be found in private banks and across our society. Initiatives like this one are covered under supportive public policies in certain countries. Fra

Finance committee  I must say that we have not seen many encouraging signs from the government in that respect. In the past year, we have seen the few paltry programs that existed disappear, in particular the Co-operative Development Initiative, a program that was used very little in Quebec, but a

Finance committee  In fact, we are expecting some growth in the coming years, be it in the number of co-operatives, their financial effectiveness or the service to individuals. You were talking about housing, which is a major issue in cities, especially when it comes to finding housing adapted to t

Finance committee  Thank you for having us here. My name is Patrick Duguay, and I am the director general of the Coopérative de développement régional Outaouais-Laurentides. My office is just on the other side of the river. I did not have to travel far. In fact, I was dropped off by Taxi Co-op. T